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THE NEIGHBORS DIRECTORS 🏠

Executive Director
Kristina Kim @kristinakimm

Creative Director
Enver Ramadani @nyenver

Artistic Development Director
Kellye Smith @kellyesmith_

Operations Director
Natalie Albaran @nataliealbaran

Programs Director
Darren Geng @darrengeng

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We are trilled to announce BOUND will premiere November 5-7th 7:30p at @danspaceproject at St. Mark’s Church (@stmarksbowery) in NYC!! Ticket link is in bio.

Moving beyond the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, Bound is a dance to manifest a new destiny recalling Black Americans’ history of covert strategies for liberation.

Sourcing text by Fredrick Douglass and performers, with visual design (set, costume, text advisement and projections) by KMC Creative Director @edotastic , this cast of five Black performers; Justin Daniels( @ayo.justn ), Khalid Dunton @k.d.ance, Kyle Marshall, @kellyesmith_ and Syd Worthy ( @goldengirlsyd )will explore (sub)text and subversive actions by embodying words, gestures, and rhythms that examine American ideals and realities.

Live sound design by @cal._.fish and @kwamiwinfield will blend traditional western instruments with radio and electronics to encode the sonic pulse and cultural legacy of the USA. Stage manager Emily Wong @emilylikey and Managing Director @_madzbrooke_ . Photos by @sabrinapalko

Bound was developed with support by a 2025-26 @cdi_dance CUNY Dance Initiative Residency at @huntercollegedance College and a Grant Wood Fellowship at (@grantwood.artcolony) at the University of Iowa @uiowa @uiowadance

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🎞️🌟🍊☕️🦜🚦🫂🗽

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WE’RE BACK!!! COME AUDITION FOR THE NEIGHBORS 🏡

Where: New York City Center Studio 5 (130 W 56th St)
When: August 23rd, 1-6PM

1:00 | Check-in
1:15 | Warmup
1:30 | Class #1 @kristinakimm and @sanderson47
2:30 | Audition
3:00 | Break
3:15 | Class #2 @kellyesmith_ and @christabelletan
4:15 | Audition
4:45 | Break
5:00 | Cypher

Price: $24 to audition (both classes) | $18 one class | $30 both classes $14 virtual auditions
Please Venmo to @theneighborsnyc with your full name, specifying “audition” or “class”.

LINK IN OUR BIO for full details & registration

Feel free to DM us if you have any questions! We’re excited to dance with you 🫶

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Bound (in-progress) // UIowa Residency
Photos: @edotastic KMC Creative Director
Performers: @ayo.justn @kellyesmith_ @kellyesmith_ @goldengirlsyd @k.d.ance
Musicians: @cal._.fish @_._kwami_._
Managing Director: @_madzbrooke_
KMC just completed a two week teaching/repertory residency at the University of Iowa ending my Grant Wood Fellowship. I am so proud of my students and the company for such brilliant dancing, artistry and community. After a year of traveling to/from Iowa City, I am grateful for my community and family in NYC/NJ and look forward to reconnecting soon.

We will be sharing more of Bound in the next coming months. In the meantime, Gay is performing @arthouseproductions focus series June 4th 7:30p in Jersey City followed by a KMC reception.

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😽😽😽 THANK YOU to everyone who came out for round 2!! i have SO MUCH love and respect for vogue fem as an art form so getting to create + teach this piece TWICE!? love yall sm 😻❤️
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#nyc #danceclass #choreography #vogue #dance

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Thank you all who came out to witness KMC’s Bound (in-development) @huntercollegedance supported by @cdi_dance . Big thanks to Creative Director @edotastic for the photos and studio costumes, performers @kellyesmith_ @goldengirlsyd @ayo.justn @k.d.ance, musicians @cal._.fish and @_._kwami_._ Managing director @_madzbrooke_ and stage manager @emilylikey.

We will be developing Bound over 2026 with more opportunities to engage with our work in the coming months. As KMC celebrates our new 501c3 status, please consider making a donation to support our $12,000 campaign! Link in bio. #nonprofit #contemporarydance #nyc #nyc

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ICYMI: Kyle Marshall Choreography is now a 501(c)(3)!

This milestone comes as we reach our 12-year anniversary of KMC. In celebration, we’re launching a $12,000 fundraising campaign to support the future of our work.

Your donation will directly support:
💫 Performer wages
💫 Administrative costs
💫 Creative production
💫 Payroll + Insurance
💫 Touring + Emergency Funds

Just $12 from each of our followers here on Instagram would allow us to exceed our goal x4 (and change!) A donation of any size goes such a long way.

We’re deeply grateful for the community that has brought us here, and invite you to be part of what’s next.

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We’re proud to share that Kyle Marshall Choreography is now officially a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization!! This milestone marks an exciting new chapter in our continued growth and commitment.

This exciting step comes as we celebrate 12 years of KMC—In alignment, we’re launching a giving campaign today to raise $12,000 to support the future of our work. These funds will directly sustain our artists, expand our creative process, and support the development and presentation of upcoming projects.

We invite you to learn more about our upcoming season and join us in this moment of expansion. Every contribution—big or small—helps us continue building and sharing work with intention and purpose.

We are deeply grateful to the artists, collaborators, presenters, and supporters who have been part of this journey. Your belief in our work has made this milestone possible. Thank you.

The link to donate is in our bio.

#dance #nyc #nonprofit #giving #donate

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march madness

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3/20/26 • easily my most special birthday to date. I am so lucky to have so many beautiful people in my life and in my corner.
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feeling extra grateful for every opportunity to dance and spend time and create memories with my loved ones. this week has served as such an important reminder to love fully and loudly and unapologetically.
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thank you, Sam, for being one of my biggest inspirations. you are all the best parts of this community. your love for dance has always been contagious, and I will always remember the feeling of walking out of your classes: cathartic & joyful & seen. every time.
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amidst the pain and grief and disbelief, there has been such an overwhelming outpouring of love and support from the community. so many beautiful memories and moments shared. i hope you feel that up there.
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I cannot fathom how difficult this must be for the family members, close friends, and community members who knew and loved Sam so deeply. and Pauline. thank you for making him the person he was.
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there is some comfort in knowing that Sam will live on in this community & in every single person he impacted. thank you for everything @sam.javi

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